Res 2013-088/Adopting the 2013 Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice

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In San Marcos, poverty like low income is certainly adversely impacting fair housing choice and quality of life for its residents. However, there is very little disparate impact of poverty based on race and ethnicity. All three race and ethnicities are experiencing large percentages of their population living in poverty. The poverty data in Table 1.4, below, shows the incidence of poverty among Hispanics was 32.3 percent and African - Americans was 39.7 percent of the total population between 2006 and 2010. Among White persons, the data reported 40.0 percent lived in poverty between 2006 and 2010. In comparison, the poverty rate for the city was 36.9 percent during the period. There is one notable exception where poverty has a disparate impact based on race and ethnicity, The poverty data in Table 1.4, shows the incidence of poverty for persons under the age of 5 years for African - Americans was a staggering 69.5 percent of the their total population between 2006 and 2010. Among White persons, the data reported 5.8 percent, and among Hispanics 39.6 percent of children under the age of 5 years lived in poverty between 2006 and 2010. Table 1.4 Poverty Status by race San Marcos, 2006 - 2010 Age Group White Hispanic African - American Number in Poverty % in Poverty Number in Poverty % in Poverty Number in Poverty % in Poverty Under 5 years 27 5.8% 509 39.6% 89 69.5% 5 years 17 19.5% 79 32.6% 0 0.0% 6 to 11 years 26 6.5% 526 32.9% 44 31.4% 12 to 17 years 22 4.9% 429 27.6% 17 23.6% 18 to 64 years 7,232 46.0% 3,254 33.9% 437 40.1% 65 to 74 years 48 7.3% 0 0.0% 40 26.8% 75 years and over 72 8.7% 85 22.5% 24 40.7% Total 7,444 40.0% 4,882 32.3% 651 Source: 2006 - 2010 American Community Survey 13